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Liwonde National Park leads · 37 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pied Kingfisher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 15 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 19 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 20 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 22 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 23 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 24 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 25 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Liwonde National Park
In Liwonde National Park, Malawi, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Kingfisher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 37 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Niokolo-Koba National Park and more
After Liwonde National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Pied Kingfisher are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 70%), Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 60%) and Kaziranga National Park (India, about 60%). Outside Africa, the best option is Kaziranga National Park in Asia (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Liwonde National Park (about 90%), March and April in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 80%) and August and October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pied Kingfisher on a given day. Each park's Pied Kingfisher page has the full month-by-month chart.
